Food, Glorious Food

The following is a typical bundle of goods, with their respective Latvian prices, consumed by me.

• 1 large pickle: $0.34
• 1 pound of potatoes: $0.68
• 1 large packet of soup seasoning: $0.72
• 1 bar of not-so-expensive but still really good chocolate: $0.88
• 1 trip on the bus: $0.90
• 1 pound of carrots: $1.00
• 1 liter of gross Kvass: $1.00
• 12 oz can of pop: $1.09
• 1 loaf of bread: $1.10
• 1 box of generic corn flakes: $1.86
• 10 medium-sized eggs: $2.02
• 1 gas station hot dog: $2.85
• 1 pound of bananas: $3.40
• 1 gallon of milk: $4.12
• 1 pound of oranges: $5.40
• 20 oz jar of raspberry jam: a whopping $5.86

And for everything else, there's...no money.

Just feeding myself the basics has taken its fiscal toll. As you can see, some things - like riding the bus or a pound of potatoes - may actually be cheaper here in Latvia than back home. But others - 4 bucks for a gallon of milk!?, 2 dollars for medium eggs!? - are way more expensive. I seriously don't know how these people are staying alive with these prices.

My only hope is that back home in the States, food prices have not risen to these types of outrageous levels. In one more month I will be home. I want to be able to eat again.